A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 883 Guardian Network Seedlings

Back to the banquet hall, the difference from before was that the buffet table had been removed and the food on it had naturally been taken away.

Instead, a thick wooden stake was placed in the center, with a diameter of about two meters. Around the stump, there was a circle of high-heeled glasses filled with pink melon juice.

When you look closer, you can see that small square grids have been hollowed out in the center of the wooden stake. There are seven rows in total, with 11 grids in each row, which exactly correspond to the 77 fruits of the guardian net.

The seven bishops naturally spread out to surround the wooden stake, while Leon was pulled by Bishop Julis to stand beside him.

However, there was nothing he needed to do for the time being, because he did not have the fruit produced by the guardian net.

The other six bishops began to fill the grids with the fruits they had collected. Bishop Owen was the busiest because he was carrying 11 extra fruits that were supposed to be filled by Bishop Julis.

"Pick one, Leon. This is the one we agreed to plant on your farm. I believe you will be responsible for its future, so perhaps starting with the germination step will give you a better sense of nurturing it."

After all the fruits in the guardian nets were filled, Bishop Julis took a cup of juice squeezed from a perfect quality melon from the tree stump and handed it to Leon, then encouraged him.

"my pleasure."

Lyon solemnly took the goblet, then chose the grid closest to him and poured the melon juice in the cup into it. Only one-third of it was filled, and the grid that was still a bit higher than the fruit was stuffed in was already filled.

The fruit in the protective net inside the grid did not float up due to buoyancy, but was directly submerged in the melon juice, and its appearance could not be seen clearly.

"Leon, why did you choose this corner location?" Bishop Julis asked curiously.

"Because it's close. If it were farther away, I might spill the melon juice into other grids." Lyon answered honestly.

“Hahaha, that’s a very convincing explanation. But it doesn’t matter if you scatter them. After all, these fruits need to be soaked in perfect quality juice full of vitality to stimulate their activity.” Bishop Julis smiled and comforted Leon.

Then he stopped teasing Leon and waved his hand. All the high-heeled glasses placed on the edge of the tree stump floated into the air, forming a seven-story champagne tower in the air. The remaining high-heeled glasses began to pour the melon juice in the cup into the cup at the top one by one.

The gushing juice dripped down layer by layer, and when it filled the high-heeled glasses at the bottom, it finally began to fall into the grid on the wooden stakes.

As one grid after another was filled, the number of empty cups increased, and these empty high-heeled glasses were not idle either, and naturally fell into the hands of the onlookers.

I don’t know if it was intentional, but the first group of people to get the cups included Rasmodesmos, Linus, Sofia, Abigail, and Helena, who was standing alone at the edge of the crowd, deliberately keeping a certain distance from others.

"Teacher, why did the empty cup fall into our hands?" Sophia and Abigail were both confused, but Abigail had a teacher by her side to teach and answer questions, so she could ask for advice.

"Because these are the containers for sharing the remaining perfect-quality crop essences later. In a way, we can be said to have benefited from that kid Leon. The sooner we get these wine glasses, the more perfect-quality melon juice we will get later." Rasmodes sighed. After all, he never thought that one day he would be able to take advantage of Leon.

With this honor and special treatment, Rasmodes felt that he had earned a lot.

After all, in order to ensure that the seeds of the guardian net can germinate, the cup contains not only the main ingredient of perfect quality melon juice, but also various fruits and magic materials that contain rich life force. The most important thing is that it also contains spring water from the spring dug by Yuba himself.

Just one sip, the surging yet gentle vitality can bring many benefits to the drinker, such as strengthening the body, prolonging life, beautifying the skin and so on.

This was also the main purpose of most of the guests who came to the ceremony, so many people were envious of Abigail and the others for being able to get the first batch of containers.

But Lyon didn't know all this. His eyes were all on the wooden stake. Compared to before, after all 77 squares on the wooden stake were filled, a beam of light like a spotlight fell from the sky and shone directly on the stump.

Only then did Leon understand why the banquet hall was built in the form of a glass house. It seemed to be designed for this moment. The glaring sunlight brought high temperatures, even starting to boil the juice in the grid.

However, Leon was not worried that the seeds of the guardian net would be cooked and lose their germination effect, because Bishop Julis's expression was very calm, and it was obvious that this was a normal phenomenon.

Sure enough, as the boiling melon juice began to evaporate, gradually revealing the guardian net fruits submerged inside, Leon discovered that all these fruits had sprouted some green buds and were growing rapidly in the sun.

By the time all the juice disappeared, the 77 grids had been filled with a large green mini guardian net.

Bishop Julis suddenly said to Leon: "Bring out the soil."

Without hesitation, Lyon took out the soil of Yuba stored in the system backpack and held it in his palm.

Then the protective net seedlings that had sprouted in the grid that Leon had watered before floated out from the tree stump, fell into the soil, and then began to take root automatically.

The soil also began to close up naturally, changing from a loose state to a round piece of soil, wrapping up all the roots of the guardian net seedlings.

"Guardian Net Seedling (Seedling): A magical plant that embodies the power of guardianship. It needs... days to mature."

Yuba's soil introduction has disappeared, replaced by the identification information of the Guardian Net seedlings, which is still brief and rough, but interestingly, even the system does not give an accurate determination of the maturity time.

So Lyon threw this question to Bishop Julis.

"Bishop Julis, how long does it usually take for a Guardian Net plant to complete its growth?"

"I don't know. The growth cycle of the Guardian Net varies depending on the environment. In the fastest case, it might mature in a few days, while in the latest, it might take several years."

Bishop Julis comforted him, "But don't worry. Maturity isn't important. Even in its sapling state, the Guardian Net can still exert stable protective power. And once it matures, it won't bear fruit, so you don't need to worry too much about its growth cycle."

"Oh." After getting this answer, Leon was no longer troubled.

A plant that does not need to be watered or fertilized by itself, and does not bloom or bear fruit, so it is impossible to harvest mature fruits. Lyon felt that he might be able to let this Guardian Net seedling go free.

I just don't know if I need to prepare a scarecrow specifically for it. After all, there are crows on the farm that will eat crops. But after thinking about it, Leon feels that crows should not be that fierce.

However, he still asked Bishop Julis about this issue.

"A crow? That's indeed a problem. Perhaps you could observe it?"

After saying this, Bishop Julis unexpectedly revealed a malicious smile that was inconsistent with his status and temperament. Leon's eyes widened, and he thought silently in his heart.

"Well, whether you're afraid of crows or not, let's just prepare a scarecrow."

His intuition told him that the scarecrow must be used, but not to protect the guard net, but to protect those ignorant crows.

Although Leon hated these bad guys who would steal plants in the farm fields, to be fair, as a link in the natural food chain, the crows were just following their eating instinct. After all, he was also the holder of forest magic and should treat all natural life equally.

It is definitely not to prevent the possibility that there may be a pet of a petty wizard among these crows, which may lead to the possibility of being recorded in the notebook.

(End of this chapter)